Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... D > Dante Alighieri A B C D ... Z Italian poet, born at Florence, 1265; died at Ravenna, Italy , 14 September, 1321. His own statement in the "Paradiso" (xxii, 112-117) that he was born when the sun was in Gemini, fixes his birthday between 18 May and 17 June. He was the son of Alighiero di Bellincione Alighieri, a notary belonging to an ancient but decadent Guelph family, by his first wife, Bella, who was possibly a daughter of Durante di Scolaio Abati, a Ghibelline noble. A few months after the poet's birth, the victory of Charles of Anjou over King Manfred at Benevento (26 February, 1266) ended the power of the empire in Italy, placed a French dynasty upon the throne of Naples, and secured the predominance of the Guelphs in Tuscany. Dante thus grew up amidst the triumphs of the Florentine democracy, in which he took some share fighting in the front rank of the Guelph cavalry at the battle of Campaldino (11 June, 1289), when the Tuscan Ghibellines were defeated by the forces of the Guelph league, of which Florence was the head. This victory was followed by a reformation of the Florentine constitution, associated with the name of Giano della Bella, a great-hearted noble who had joined the people. By the Ordinances of Justice (1293) all nobles and magnates were more strictly excluded from the government, and subjected to severe penalties for offences against plebeians. To take any part in public life, it was necessary to be enrolled in one or other of the "Arts" (the guilds in which the burghers and artisans were banded together), and accordingly Dante matriculated in the guild of physicians and apothecaries. On 6 July, 1295, he spoke in the General Council of the Commune in favour of some modification in the Ordinances of Justice after which his name is frequently found recorded as speaking or voting in the various councils of the republic.

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Dante Alighieri Collection At Bartleby.com Contains a brief biography and bibliography; etext of the Harvard Classics translation of the Divine Comedy, and quotations from Bartlett's . http://www.bartleby.com/people/DanteAli.html

Dante Alighieri On The Web Includes all of his works in Italian and Latin (no English translations), as well as biographical Category Arts Literature Medieval dante alighieri Thanks to Don Rogers for suggestions. (from 2001/1/25) dante alighieri on theWeb has its own Internet domain please update your links to http//www http://www.greatdante.net/

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Extractions: The most effective and fun way to learn a foreign language is to travel to the country and spend time mixing with the locals. For this reason we at the Soc. Dante Alighieri Siena Committee, offer a wide range of courses in a friendly atmosphere in order to allow you to learn Italian with the natives! But we do not limit ourselves to just language lessons in the classroom. At the Soc. Dante Alighieri Siena Committee, we give you the chance to try your hand at the many traditions and crafts for which Italy is famous: pottery, painting, culture classes, arts, opera, all of which combine to allow you to really get to know Siena and her surroundings. For the good eaters among you we also offer cooking classes where some of the best chefs of Siena teach you the delicious, traditional Tuscan specialties.

Dante Alighieri Life and work of 13th century Italian poet and philosopher; by Winthrop Wetherbee. http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dante/

Extractions: MAR Dante's engagement with philosophy cannot be studied apart from his vocation as a writer, in which he sought to raise the level of public discourse by educating his countrymen and inspiring them to pursue happiness in the contemplative life. He was one of the most learned Italian laymen of his day, intimately familiar with Aristotelian logic and natural philosophy, theology (he had a special affinity for the thought of Albert the Great and Thomas Aquinas), and classical literature. His writings reflect this in its mingling of philosophical and theological language, invoking Aristotle and the neo-Platonists side by side with the poet of the psalms. Like Aquinas, Dante wished to summon his audience to the practice of philosophical wisdom, though by means of truths embedded in his own poetry, rather than mysteriously embodied in scripture. Dante was born in 1265 in Florence. At the age of 9 he met for the first time the eight-year-old Beatrice Portinari, who became in effect his Muse, and remained, after her death in 1290, the central inspiration for his major poems. Between 1285, when he married and began a family, and 1302, when he was exiled from Florence, he was active in the cultural and civic life of Florence, served as a soldier and held several political offices.